着信履歴

• Reading: ちゃくしんりれき
• Romaji: chakushin rireki
• Kanji breakdown: 着 (chaku/ki) — arrive, wear; 信 (shin) — trust, message; 履 (ri) — footwear, history; 歴 (reki) — history, passage
• Pronunciation: /tɕa.kɯ.ɕiɴ.ɾi.ɾe.ki/

Meaning

Incoming call history; log of incoming calls. A record of received phone calls on a device.

A compound noun combining 着信 (incoming call/message) and 履歴 (history, record). Commonly used in daily life when referring to smartphone features. With mobile phones being ubiquitous, this term appears frequently in casual and technical conversations alike.

Examples

1. 着信履歴を確認したら知らない番号があった。 When I checked my incoming call history, there was an unknown number.
2. 着信履歴から折り返し電話をかけた。 I called back using the incoming call history.
3. スマホの着信履歴が消えてしまった。 My smartphone's incoming call history got deleted.

Usage Guide

Context: daily life, technology, communication

Tone: neutral

Origin & History

Modern compound of 着信 (incoming call, literally arriving message) and 履歴 (history, record). Created with the spread of telecommunications technology in modern Japan.

Cultural Context

Era: Contemporary

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal